Taxation in India: Classification, Types, Direct tax, Indirect tax

CLICK:-REGISTER & DISCUSS ECONOMICS CONCEPTS & YOUR UPSC PREPARATION WITH CD MENTORS FOR FREE Taxation in India The India Constitution… Continue reading

Goods and Services Tax

Goods and Services Tax The Goods and Services Tax (GST), the biggest reform in India’s indirect tax structure since the… Continue reading

Tax Reforms in India

The Summary of India’s Tax Reforms Income Tax In 1973-74, there were 11 income tax slabs, ranging from 10 per… Continue reading

Concept Related to Taxation: Tax Incidence, Tax Evasion, Laffer Curve, CESS and Surcharge

Key Concepts Relating to Taxation Tax Incidence The key to imposing the tax is who bears its burden. If the… Continue reading

Special Category Status, Role of Finance Commission, Centrally Sponsored Schemes, National Counter Terrorism Centre, GST, Federalism and Foreign policy

Special Category Status to States Various Chief Ministers across the nation have been demanding special status for their respective states… Continue reading

Financial Relations between Centre and State (Art. 268 to 293)

The Indian Constitution has elaborate provisions regarding the distribution of revenues between the Union and the States. Article 268 to… Continue reading

Administrative Relations between Centre and State (Art. 256 to 263)

The framers of Indian Constitution made detailed provisions in the Constitution in regard to administrative relations between the Centre and… Continue reading

Issues and Challenges pertaining to the federal structure

The Role of the Governor (Discretionary Power and Appointment Issues), Reservation of Bills for Consideration of President Misuse of Article 356… Continue reading

Misuse of Article 356 by Central Government

Article 356 is the most contentious article of the Constitution.It offers for State emergency or President’s rule in State if… Continue reading

The Role of the Governor (Discretionary Power and Appointment Issues), Reservation of Bills for Consideration of President

Role of the Governor The Governor is appointed by the President of India for five years. But he remains in the… Continue reading

Functions & Responsibilities of the Union & the States

Concept of Federalism, Federalism in India Division of powers between Union and States Administrative Relations between Centre and State (Art. 256 to… Continue reading

Division of powers between Union and States

With reference to Indian Federation, the administration is primarily furnished by the state agencies. Unlike other federations where both the… Continue reading

Concept of Federalism, Federalism in India

Concept of federalism There are three ways in which power can be divided between a central authority and various constituent… Continue reading

Devolution of powers & finances up to local levels & challenges therein

Panchayati Raj Institution: Evolution, Features, Composition, Powers, Functions Rural Local Finance: Need, Mechanism Issues with PRIs Roadmap to Panchayati Raj: Finance,… Continue reading

Urban Governance: JNNURM, District planning committees

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) JNNURM has been a path breaking scheme, which extended the scope of government… Continue reading

Urban Local Finance: Mechanism, Problems, Way Forward

Municipal Corporations and Municipalities raise their own resources from a variety of sources, as provided for in the respective municipal… Continue reading

Urban Local Government: Composition, Functions, Problems

CLICK:-REGISTER & DISCUSS ETHICS CASE STUDIES & YOUR UPSC PREPARATION WITH 1-1 CD MENTORS FOR FREE Urban Local government implies… Continue reading

Parastatals (Autonomous/semi autonomous institutions) and associated problems

Parastatals are institutions/organizations, which are wholly or partially owned and managed by the government (either autonomous or quasi-governmental). They may… Continue reading

Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996: Background, Important provisions, Associated problems

Background to PESA PESA is a law enacted by Government of India to cover the “Scheduled Areas”, which are not… Continue reading

Roadmap to Panchayati Raj: Finance, Empowerment

The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) was established on 27 May 2004 to specifically look after the implementation of… Continue reading

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